The Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts will take on the Woodward Wildcats in a holiday battle at 4:00 p.m. on Monday at. Marie Philip's defense has only allowed 29.7 points per game this season, so Woodward's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Marie Philip is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against International School of Boston on Wednesday. Marie Philip fell just short of International School of Boston by a score of 26-23. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Galloping Ghosts have suffered since February 14th.
This is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
As for Woodward, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (1-4), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.
Marie Philip couldn't quite finish off Woodward in their previous matchup back in February and fell 36-34. Can Marie Philip avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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